A descriptive study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge related to polycystic ovarian disorder among adolescent girls of SGRR nursing college Patel Nagar, Dehradun

One of the primary reasons why infertility is on the rise is Polycystic Ovarian Disorder or PCOD. It is a chronic disorder in which many benign cysts form on the ovaries. It affects about 3%-7% of women of reproductive age. It most commonly in women under 30 years old and is a commonest cause of anovulation and a leading cause of infertility. Although the precise origin of PCOD is yet unclear, genetics and hormone abnormalities are thought to have a role. In some cases, it can even run-in families. Now a days most of the adolescent girls are found suffering from PCOD due to bad food habits, sedentary lifestyle and also stress and it will affect their quality of life. Hence the researcher selected this topic for the study. : The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding polycystic ovarian disorder among adolescent girls studying in SGRR College of nursing Patel Nagar, Dehradun. : One group pretest post-test design was adopted to evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching program on PCOD. The sample was collected using convenient sampling technique. 60 adolescent girls of age 18-21 years were selected, [sample size was calculated with the help of Yamane’s formula n= N/ (1+Ne2)] out of which 57 girls were taken from Basic B.Sc. Nursing 1 year and 3 girls from GNM 1 year. A self-developed knowledge questionnaire consisting of 30 multiple choice questions regarding PCOD was used to collect data. The pre-test showed that 66.7% of girls had inadequate knowledge whereas after the structured teaching programme 18.4% had inadequate knowledge. In pre-test 28.34% of girls had moderate knowledge whereas 40% girls had moderate knowledge after exposure to planned teaching programme. Before the planned teaching programme very few 5% girls were having adequate level of knowledge whereas after exposure to structured teaching programme, 41.6% girls attained adequate level of knowledge. Thus, the study concluded that most of the students attained adequate knowledge after the structured teaching program which was found statistically significant (at the level of p< 0.05).